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Stephen Hough performs Rachmaninov 1

PASSIONATE & DRAMATIC

The great pianist Stephen Hough performs Rachmaninov’s First Piano Concerto, a work that signalled the composer’s emergence as a pure and unapologetic Romantic.

Venue
Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House
Adult tickets from $42, concessions available
Wednesday, Friday & Saturday performances
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$42.00
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$45.00

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$45.00

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$42.00
Thursday performance
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Adult AdultPremium$142.00
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$127.00

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$77.00

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$52.00

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$42.00
Student StudentPremium$142.00
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$115.00

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$70.00

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$47.00

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$42.00
Pensioner PensionerPremium$142.00
A
$115.00

B
$70.00

C
$47.00

D
$45.00
Under 35 AdultUnder 35$142.00
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$127.00

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$45.00

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$45.00

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$42.00
Child ChildPremium$142.00
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$127.00

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$45.00

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$45.00

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$42.00
*Booking fee of $8.95 may apply.

When a pianist of Stephen Hough’s calibre interprets a work such as Rachmaninov’s intensely dramatic Piano Concerto No.1, it’s a special event – one not to be missed.

Written with all the daring and spirit of an 18-year-old, Rachmaninov’s concerto displays the hallmarks of passion and intensity that would come to define his legacy. The raging double-octave leaps, the luxurious orchestration, the heart-wrenching piano solo – this is the Russian’s emergence as a pure and unapologetic Romantic.

In his Symphony in F sharp, Erich Wolfgang Korngold reveals the musical storytelling skills that made him such a prolific composer of early Hollywood film scores. His Symphony is brought to life by conductor John Wilson in all its four dashing, cinematic movements.

Program

GORDON HAMILTON a great Big Blue Thing
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RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No.1
KORNGOLD Symphony in F-sharp

Artists

JOHN WILSON conductor
STEPHEN HOUGH piano

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